lotusland

1 9.9

A place where people enjoy life and ignore practical problems

noun
/ˈloʊtəsˌlænd/

Literature

: tierra de loto

In the middle of a busy city, he created his own lotusland in his backyard, complete with a pond and beautiful flowers.

Examples

Exiles in Lotusland. National Film Board of Canada.

Academic text (2007)
Rejected, he flees to lotusland, where his faithful troll, Sancho, has prepared a mythical kingdom for…

Mank (2020)
After retiring, she moved to a quaint village that felt like lotusland, where she could spend her days gardening and relaxing.
Every summer, they escape to their lotusland by the beach, enjoying the sun and forgetting their worries.

Synonyms

Utopia

vslotusland

15 7.9

An imagined perfect place where people live together happily

leans toward pleasure and impractical comfort rather than systematic perfection

nirvana

vslotusland

5 7.9

A very peaceful happy state with no worry or pain

focuses more on indulgent comfort and disregard for practical concerns

lotus land

vslotusland

Literature

9.9

A peaceful place like a dream where people relax and forget their problems

is the same idea but marked by self-indulgence and impracticality

personal nirvana

vslotusland

8.4

A deep feeling of calm and perfect happiness for one person

emphasizes indulgent ease and neglect of real responsibilities

meadowland

vslotusland

4.0

A calm, happy time or place without worry

contrasts by adding selfish pleasure and ignoring real world needs

Antonyms

reality

∞ 1.4

The way things really are, not how we imagine or wish

struggle

466 3.2

A hard effort to do or finish something difficult

How Idyllic

Utopia

15 7.9

lotusland

Literature

1 9.9

happy place

Informal

15 3.9

comfort zone

32 3.3

Surface Forms

lotusland singular

lotuslands plural

Morphology

lotusland = lotus + land (semi-transparent) = lotus + land

The compound literally means 'land of the lotus', but the specific connotation of dreamy, indulgent contentment relies on cultural/mythological knowledge and is not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Lotusland comes from the lotus plant in an old Greek story about the 'lotus-eaters' who ate it and 'forgot' their homes and worries. So a lotusland is a dreamy place of easy pleasure where people ignore hard realities.